Indians sign Shoppach for Clippers

The Cleveland Indians signed veteran catcher Kelly Shoppach to a minor-league contract today and
assigned him to the Clippers.

Shoppach, 33, signed with the Seattle Mariners in the off-season and spent the first two and a
half months of the season with Seattle where he hit .196 with three home runs and nine
RBI in 35 games before being released on June 20.

He also has played for Syracuse (Washington) and Indianapolis (Pittsburgh) in the International
League this season.

Shoppach played for the Indians organization for four seasons from 2006-09 after being
acquired from the Boston Red Sox in January of 2006.

Cleveland reportedly wants to add a catcher when major league rosters expand
on Sunday. Clippers catchers Omir Santos and Roberto Perez are non-roster candidates for
the job. With his prior connection to Cleveland, Shoppach might join the field.